The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-24

had to tell her thing twice Her attention. in
telligence docility and strength of will were
remarkable, and to those qualities her success
was due.
HEAR that the new Sir Stafford Northcote
was modestty averse to accepting the title under
which his lamented father was best known, but
it was the especial wish of the Queen herself, as
well as of Lady Iddesleigh, that the new baronet
be thus styled.
CAPTAIN MACKENZIE, the famous chess-player,
was pitted against thirteen of the best chess ex-
perts IN Boston one night last week. Thirteen
was an unlucky number for the Bostonlans. Tor
they lost eight games and won but three. while
two were drawn.
An Omaha lawyer took a diamond ring as a
retainer from man accused of grand larceny
On his way to luncheon he slipped into a jewelry
store to ask what the diamond was worth, and
the Jeweler identified the ring as that had
been stolen from him.
SARA BERNHART asked by reporter:
do you know, Mademoiselle. that you re-
preached for having four children and hus-
baEdP THAT is absurd. Isn't it better than
having, like some women in this country, four
husbands and no children?"
APRovINcIAL English paper recently inform
ed its readers that Mr. Marshall DePew. who
has for some time been the efficient president of
Central New York State, is now understood to
be prominent candidate for the presidency of
all the other United States of the American
government
The parson who officiated at funeral re-
Gently at little Maine town mentioned partic-
ularly in his prayer various relatives of the dead
man. but forgot to ask blessing for the widow.
AS soon as he said amen" she stood up, and.
In remarkably vigorous language told him what
she thought of him.
The Baltimore American tells this quaint
little story: Said an aged matron to once:
when my cousin William came home from his
three years cruise his old blue cloth suit with
brass buttons looked very old fashioned, and
said, Cousin William, you should buy yourself
some new clothes; you can afford it. Rut he
swered. 1 do not worry about my clothes, cousin
Mary; have brought home four shot-bags full
OF gold pieces. and the girls will marry me now.
And to my Did anyone marry. him?" she re.
piled, while a faint tnge mantled her aged
cheeks. Yes, married him"
FOLLOWING the example of Frederick Doug
lass, Miss Flora Batson, who is recognized
the greatest female ballad-singer the negro
race has thus far produced. will shortly marry
her business manager, Mr.. James G.. Bergen.
white man. Mr.. Bergen is handsome man
of the blonde type. and has seen about forty
five summers He born in Petersburg ILL.,
he has been widower about year. He has a
son about twelve years old. Miss Flora Batson
was born in Washington twentythree years
ago: 1t is said that the profits from Miss Bat
sons concerts have amounted to $50, 600.
THE venerable. but vigorous General F. E.
Spinner, formerly United States Treasurer,
writes from his camp at Pablo Beach, Fla,
to his friends, the boys of America, to spare the
birds. II well recollect," he says, ''that once
shot robin. He few some distance, and fell in
the tall grass. went and picked him up and
found that had inflicted fatal wound in his
breast. The poor wounded bird looked up into
my face SO imploringly that it caused me to
shed tears, and now, to-day. at the age of
eighty five years. am haunted by the pitiful
imploring look of that poor innocent, dying
bird, and feelings of deep remorse over
me whenever see a robin. l would be willing
to make great sacrifices to be made guiltless of
the wanton murder of that poor innocent bird"
The General makes a special plea for that
sweetest of all American songsters. the ILL
named cat-bird. But as for the English spar
row. he says with righteous wrath, kill him
wherever you find him. in season and out of
season. He has never been known to do any
good. and is of no use. Give him no quarter,
but go for him as you would for any other
thief"